The Pill Makes Women Vote For Democrats
Since 1980, women have voted more for Democrats than Republicans. The gender gap started at 4% but hit 10–12% in the last three presidential elections (Pew Research Center, 2020). Why? Because in 1972, the Supreme Court ruled in Eisenstadt v. Baird that unmarried people could access contraceptives, same as married couples, building on Griswold v. Connecticut (Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438, 1972; Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 1965). After 1972, women across the U.S. started taking birth control pills. Birth control pills have estrogen and progestin, which mess with cortisol levels and suppress the fight-or-flight response (Kirschbaum et al., 1999). This changes how women see the world. It also affects who they’re attracted to. Women on the pill go for beta males—subservient or unattractive guys—instead of alpha males (Little et al., 2013). When they stop the pill, they often say they’re not attracted to their partner anymore and aren’t sexually satisfied (Roberts et al., 20...